Anna Stenport is the dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia (UGA). She is also a UGA Foundation Professor in Arts and Sciences, a professor of communication studies, and holds an appointment in the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education. An internationally recognized scholar of comparative media and cultural studies with a focus on the Arctic and Nordic regions, Stenport has published 11 books and nearly 70 articles and chapters. She previously held positions at Rochester Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, and a number of international institutions before joining UGA. She is dedicated to advancing the public good through partnerships that foster community, collaboration, and creativity and brings extensive experience in higher education leadership.